Flower-stand



(No Model.)

A. ISKE'.

FLOWER STAND.

Patented Aug; 4, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

ANTHONY ISKE, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLOWER-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323,690, dated August4- 1885.

Application filed January 24, 1385. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANTHONY IsKE,a citizen of the United States,residing at Lancaster, county of Lancaster, and State of Pennsylvania,have invented new and useful Improvements in Flower-Stands, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to removable folding stands or brackets forflowers and other articles, such as are generally placed in windows' ornear them.

The said invention consists in a stand or bracket which is removablefrom the window, and is composed of two frames or parts pivoted togetherand provided with a rack or racks to hold upright the frame carrying theshelves.

The said invention consists, further, in a stand or bracket which iscomposed of frames or parts pivoted together and provided withinterlocking devices for holding the shelf-carrying frame upright, andwith supports for holding said frame horizontal or inclined, incombination with shelves,which are hung from said frames by arms pivotedto the latter, in order that said shelves may be horizontal whatever isthe position of said frame.

The said invention consists, further, and more particularly,in thecombination of a shelf-carrying frame with another frame pivotedthereto, and racks attached to the former frame and engaged by thelatter, these racks having the former frame pivoted to them in orderthat it may be capable of taking the various positions stated, theshelves being automatically adjustable to maintain a horizontal positionwhatever may be the position of the shelf-carrying frame, and the standor bracket as a whole being removable from the window, substantially asset forth.

The said invention further consists in a flower-stand attached to awindow-sill or the wall near it, said stand being provided with shelvesand adapted to be turned away from the window, substantially as setforth.

The said invention further consist-s in certain additional details ofconstruction and combination,hereinafter particularly set forth andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofone of my improved stands or window-brackets, its upright position beingshown in full lines and its horizontal position in dotted lines. Fig. 2represents a side view of the same,the dotted lines in this instancerepresenting the position of the parts when the shelf-holding frame isinclined. Fig. 3 represents in perspective,on a smaller scale, anotherform of my improved stand or bracket, which is adapted to turn sidewiseaway from the window, leaving the latter unobstructed. Fig. 4 representsin perspective, on the same scale as Fig. 3, another form of my improvedstand,which is self-supporting and may be moved into any part of 65 theroom 5 and Fig. 5 represents a detail view, enlarged, of one of therack-plates, showing the means for attaching and adjusting it.

In Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, A designates ashelfholding frame, consisting oftwo side bars, A, and a cross-bar, a, the latter being at the ends ofsaid side bars away from the window sill.

B designates the shelves, each of which is provided at its ends withupwardly-extending arms b, that are loosely hung at their upper ends onscrews or studs at, extending inward from the sides of said side bars.These arms are of open construction, the interior openings, b, taperingupwardly, and being of suf- Vficient width below to allow thedisengagement of the shelves by raising and slightly tilting the same.These arms turn freely on said screws or studs a, allowing the shelvesto retain the horizontal'position into whatever position the frame A maybe tilted or set;

The ends of the side bars, A,of the frame A, which are near the window-'sill, (indicated by 1? above wall 0,) are pivoted to two rackplates,D,respectively. These raclrplates are attached to the ends of thewood-work below the sill by screws D, and are further provided withscrews d, which are interposed between them and wall 1?, the heads ofsaid screws bearing against the latter forpurposes of holding thebracket straight and parallel to the wall. The upper and inner face ofeach rackplate D is notched or toothed to form an inclined rack, d.These racks are arranged to be engaged by the lower ends'of the sidebars, E, of another frame, E, the upper ends of which are pivoted to theupper ends of side bars,

A. When thus engaged, frame Ebraces frame A, and the latter remainsupright,- as shown in full lines, although the racks d allow a certainamount of adjustment for inclination by moving the ends of side bars, E,from one notch to another. When said bars E are disengaged from saidracks, they may readily be turned over downward and inward, (withrelation to the room,) forming upright supports for the inner ends offrame A, which then is horizontal, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1;or the frame E may be turned still further, so as to take the positionshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the frame A also taking the inclinedposition shown. In either case the shelves automatically adjustthemselves to maintain a horizontal position.

In Fig. 3 the frames A E and raclcplates D are shown as mounted on abase, F, which is hinged or pivoted to a board, G, secured to the underside of window-sill 0. As the base F turns horizontally on its pivotedend, it is easily removed from the front of the window without actualdetachment. Its free end is supported by a leg, H.

In Fig. 4 I attach the shelf-holding frame A to the upper ends of onepair, I, of legs, crossed like those of a campchair. The other legs,J,which are inclined of course in the opposite direction, are arrangedto engage racks K formed on the depending arms E. The rack-plates D andracks d are dispensed with. This form of stand may easily be moved awayfrom the window and to any part of the room.

Anyform of the stands or brackets above described possesses theadvantage of allowing access to the window and the opening or closing ofthe shutters without injuring the flowers or articles supported on saidstand, these latter being easily lowered out of the way or turned asideor removed bodily with the stand, as stated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A flower-stand composed'of two frames pivoted together, one of whichcarries a series of 'shelves, in combination with a rack for locking inan upright position the frames carrying the shelves, substantially asset forth.

2. In a flower-stand, the combinationof a pivoted frame arranged to beraised and lowered at will, of a series of shelves pivoted to said frameand automatically adjusting themselves to a horizontal position, whetherthe position of said frame be vertical, horizontal, or inclined,substantially as set forth.

3. In a flower-stand, the combination of two frames pivoted together,one carrying a series of shelves and racks attached to one of saidframes and engaging the other to hold the shelf-carrying frame uprightorinclined, substantially as set forth.

4.. In combination, with the frames A E,pivoted together as described,the rack-plates D, which are attached to the wood-work below thewindow-sill and have the frame A pivoted- ANTHONY ISKE.

W'itnesses:

QTAS- B. DONNELLY, P. DONNELLY.

